Knox's Stand by Jamie Begley

Author:Jamie Begley [Begley, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Young Ink Press, LLC
Published: 2013-11-02T13:00:00+00:00

“Let’s get the pictures over with, so I can get some food. You already took all the fun out of it by hiding the booze.” Everyone sent the man a quelling look while Lily looked stricken with a faint blush rising to her cheeks.

“Diamond let’s get some food. You can come with us, Lily. Beth will be a few minutes taking pictures.” Knox took both women by the arms, leading them into a huge kitchen where a large amount of food was sitting in warming trays. Evie and Bliss were ahead of them in line, filling their plate. Diamond avoided their eyes after the women greeted her with smiles.

Lily and Diamond filled their plates, watching as Knox and Rider overloaded their own. They took a seat at the large table in the dining room where Lily sat across from her while Knox and Rider sat down next to her, one on each side. When Evie and Bliss joined them at the same table, their friendly demeanor put Diamond at ease despite their history with Knox.

Lily kept her entertained by asking questions about her job and where she had gone to college. She was familiar with Lexington and the University of Kentucky, and they talked for several minutes before a breathless Beth took the seat next to Lily.

“Razer is getting my plate. I didn’t want to fight the line.” As Knox and Rider had gone back for seconds, Diamond could understand. When they returned and they resumed their seats, Beth stared at them for several seconds before giving Razer a concerned look as he handed her a plate of food.

His carefully bland face gave Diamond no clue as to what was upsetting Beth. Knox drew her attention with a hard look at Beth as he asked Diamond if she had heard anything else about his case.

“No, it goes to trial in January, giving me a couple of months to prepare, but I’m basically at a standstill until we get the final results from Frankfort.”

“I’ll be glad when this bullshit is over,” Knox said, picking up his glass of Champaign punch.

“I need all the time I can get. If something new doesn’t turn up, it’s not going to go well for you,” Diamond warned.

“I made the biggest mistake of my life that day,” Knox said, the anger evident on his face.

Diamond squeezed his hand in sympathy as Evie and Bliss got up from the table, excusing themselves to wash dishes. Diamond and Lily started to rise to go help.

“Let them take care of it; it’s their punishment.” Knox stopped her with a hand on her arm.

“Punishment?” Diamond questioned, seeing Lily’s eyes widen.

“They screwed up an order that went out last week. The kitchen is the punishment they drew.”

“You punish them when they make a simple mistake?” Lily questioned.

“It wasn’t a simple mistake; a customer was kept waiting for the supplies they needed. They gave us a bad review and took their order somewhere else,” Shade said, pausing by their table.

“Then write them up,” Lily snapped back.

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